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HANSARDCoronavirus VaccineMy noble friend will know that I have reservations about some aspects of government policy, but the news about the vaccine is wholly good news. It is a triumph for all concerned…03 Dec 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020Parliament: a word whose very definition means “to talk, to discuss”. It has come to mean, over the years, to take responsibility. Not so long ago, we fought a referendum on the…01 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I would like to indulge in a little flight of fantasy by bringing two different elements together. The first is the Oxford vaccine, which appears to be much cheaper and…30 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccines and Medical EquipmentMy Lords, I congratulate AstraZeneca and Oxford University on their triumph in developing this vaccine. I hope that my noble friend agrees that without the exceptional input from…25 Nov 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Job Retention Scheme: BAME CommunitiesMy Lords, we are using lockdown to fight Covid, but lockdown itself costs lives, costs jobs and denies futures. Those damaged most by lockdown are the poor, who include so many…12 Oct 2020 Bills sponsored (1)